Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No bright star
To light the place,
Or show the spot
Where she was shot.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No cattle shed
In which to hide
Or manger to rest in,
Just a ravine,
Dark and obscene.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No angels sang,
Least none was heard
Above the din of guns
Or victims scream,
The stuff of nightmares
Not of dreams.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No shepherds came
In awe to adore
From a distant hill,
Just chill winds
Which bite
And gnaw.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No magi came
With gifts
Of frankincense,
Gold and myrrh
Or eloquent words
Or talk of a star.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
But soldiers came,
Brutal and brusque,
With SS signs
To mark them out
With bark and shout,
And their guns,
Sticks, kicks and box
Of killing tricks.
Anna died
At Babi Yar,
Beneath no star
To light the spot
Where she was shot.
Just a ravine
Dark and obscene.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
Apr 16, 2016
Apr 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM UTC
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No bright star
To light the place,
Or show the spot
Where she was shot.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No cattle shed
In which to hide
Or manger to rest in,
Just a ravine,
Dark and obscene.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No angels sang,
Least none was heard
Above the din of guns
Or victims scream,
The stuff of nightmares
Not of dreams.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No shepherds came
In awe to adore
From a distant hill,
Just chill winds
Which bite
And gnaw.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
No magi came
With gifts
Of frankincense,
Gold and myrrh
Or eloquent words
Or talk of a star.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
But soldiers came,
Brutal and brusque,
With SS signs
To mark them out
With bark and shout,
And their guns,
Sticks, kicks and box
Of killing tricks.
Anna died
At Babi Yar,
Beneath no star
To light the spot
Where she was shot.
Just a ravine
Dark and obscene.
Anna died
At Babi Yar.
JEWS, BABI YAR, ****** NAZIS
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